Jenkins Blog

September 26, 2017

Where to Find Restatements in HeinOnline

This article is republished with permission by W.S. Hein. View the original article here. The American Law Institute is the leading independent organization in the United States which produces scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. The Institute consists of lawyers,...

Statutes

September 20, 2017

New Title 34 in United States Code

Title 34 of the United States Code, which had been empty since 1956, is empty no longer. As of September 1, 2017, new Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement , contains editorially reclassified sections of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and...

Taxation

September 19, 2017

Updated Federal Taxation Research Guide

Our newly updated Federal Taxation Reseach Guide has been added to our collection of Research Guides . This guide is a great resource for research on Federal tax issues and covers the Internal Revenue Code, the Internal Revenue Manual, IRS Regulations, IRS Publications, tax cases, Treasury...

Secondary Sources

September 18, 2017

Landlord Tenant Law

Interested in landlord tenant law? Check out Bisel's Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Law and Practice . It includes forms, checklists and a thorough discussion of the principles of Pennsylvania landlord tenant law with emphasis on residential leases. Another helpful resource is PBI's Representing...

LexisNexis Digital Library

September 14, 2017

LexisNexis Digital Library New Multi-Volume Search Feature

The LexisNexis Digital Library recently added the ability to search all volumes of a multi-volume set. Users can search by phrase or keyword and across the entire multi-volume set or within one volume. As an added benefit, the search is done before checking out a book, which makes it easier to know...

News & Events

September 7, 2017

In Memoriam: Harold Cramer, Esq.

It is with great sorrow and sadness that I write to the Jenkins' Law Library community with the news of my father's passing on Friday, September 1st. My Dad was a very impressive person as many of you know from having worked with him and listened to his many stories (sometimes more than once). For...

HeinOnline

September 7, 2017

Using the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory on HeinOnline

Are you doing historical research on a law firm? Or want to know where your ancestor's law office was located? Try searching the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory on HeinOnline . According to HeinOnline, "The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has long been a reliable source of information on law...

Law Journal Press

August 31, 2017

Social Media Law Resources

Need to get up to speed on social media and your legal practice? There are helpful resources available in print and online. Some recent 2017 print publications include: Using Social Media Effectively and Ethically in Your Practice (PBI), Legal Ethics and Social Media : a Practitioner's Handbook (...

HeinOnline

August 29, 2017

Set Your Cites on HeinOnline

This article is republished with permission by W.S. Hein. View the original article here. HeinOnline consistently strives to improve users' research experiences by enhancing existing features and developing new tools. The HeinOnline interface provides several tools related to citations. HeinOnline...

Court Records & Briefs

August 23, 2017

What is Available for Free through the Court Records & Briefs Database?

At Jenkins we have a large collection of Pennsylvania briefs and records going all the way back to the 1800s. After 2006, most of the material has been digitized, and much of it is accessible for free to Jenkins' members through our Court Records & Briefs database . In the database, material...

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